Mike Alger: Clouds, winds to continue into weekend (+ 7-day forecast)

9:22 AM,
Feb. 13, 2014

NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, February 13.

Written by

Mike Alger, Special to the RGJ

Gusty winds and warm temperatures are still on tap for us here in western Nevada. The mountains may get a shower or two of rain (snow level will be above 8,000 feet) today as a deep moisture plume continues to pile onshore. The main thrust of the storm track will be well to our north, so variable amounts of cloudiness will likely be the only thing we will see here on this side of the mountains. And record temperatures could be threatened into the weekend as a ridge of high pressure will keep the cold air well to our north ... but not the clouds. Our next reasonable shot at some more rain comes at the end of the ...